Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainagaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *ainīgaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *oynokós, equivalent to *ainaz +‎ *-gaz. Cognate with Latin ūnicus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɪ̯.nɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*ainagaz

  1. only; sole; singular; unique

Inflection

Declension of *ainagaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ainagaz *ainagō *ainagą, -atō *ainagai *ainagôz *ainagō
accusative *ainaganǭ *ainagǭ *ainagą, -atō *ainaganz *ainagōz *ainagō
genitive *ainagas, -is *ainagaizōz *ainagas, -is *ainagaizǫ̂ *ainagaizǫ̂ *ainagaizǫ̂
dative *ainagammai *ainagaizōi *ainagammai *ainagaimaz *ainagaimaz *ainagaimaz
instrumental *ainaganō *ainagaizō *ainaganō *ainagaimiz *ainagaimiz *ainagaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *ainagô *ainagǭ *ainagô *ainaganiz *ainagōniz *ainagōnō
accusative *ainaganų *ainagōnų *ainagô *ainaganunz *ainagōnunz *ainagōnō
genitive *ainaginiz *ainagōniz *ainaginiz *ainaganǫ̂ *ainagōnǫ̂ *ainaganǫ̂
dative *ainagini *ainagōni *ainagini *ainagammaz *ainagōmaz *ainagammaz
instrumental *ainaginē *ainagōnē *ainaginē *ainagammiz *ainagōmiz *ainagammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ainag, *ainīg
    • Old English: *āneġ, ǣneġ, āniġ, ǣniġ, āni (adjective); ānga, ǣnga, ēnga, ǣnġe (adverb)
    • Old Frisian: ēnig, ēnich, *ānig, ēng, āng
      • Saterland Frisian: enig
      • West Frisian: ienich
    • Old Saxon: ēnag, ēnig
      • Middle Low German: ênich
        • German Low German: enig
        • Danish: enig
        • Norwegian Bokmål: enig
    • Old Dutch: ēnag, *einag, einigh
    • Old High German: einag, einac; (einīg)
      • Middle High German: eineg, einec, einic
  • Old Norse: einigr (adjective); einga (adverb) (in compounds)
    • Icelandic: einigur
    • Faroese: einigur
    • Old Swedish: enigh
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 (ainahs)
  • Proto-Finnic: *ainaga (see there for further descendants)